Tomorrow is the First Day of Common Core Practice Tests

We will first meet in the classroom before the second bell in the morning, then I will debrief them on the process. Next, we will walk to the Computer Lab to take the test. It will be a test environment with little to no pressure. The exposure and experience will be valuable to the students.

Error on Science Page 287

The question at the bottom of page 287 is stated incorrectly.

It should read: "How are a fuse and a circuit BREAKER alike?"

HW - Wednesday, 4/30

**Due to a very busy week, our class will host our Spell-A-Thon next Friday, May 9. Study those words!**

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  Langston Hughes (Due Thursday)
--  Parents, please make sure they are writing with more substance. I have seen many one to two sentence responses (for what should be at least a one paragraph response)
7.  Math

-- TEXTBOOK pages 386-387
-- WORKBOOK pages 217-218
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
--  Mission Project due May 19
9.  Science pgs. 276-279; 282-289

• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• The Display Board Ticket form can be found on the last page of the Science Fair packet.

10.  Scholastic News  Due Friday

NOTES:

• Family Fun Night is THIS Friday! If you would like to buy tickets, it's recommended you do!
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme: Sports. Thank you to the parents who contributed so far to the basket.
• Monday, May 5 is our next field trip: Almaden Quicksilver Mines and Casa Grande. (We're not really going into or near mines, though). We need no more than 4 chaperones for pretty much an all-day trip.
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House

A Couple More Things

• Tomorrow is LIBRARY DAY.  Please bring your library books to school.
• Due to an impacted schedule on Friday, we will not have Little Buddies.
• By Thursday, please have your child bring an old or really worn shirt to school as they will WEAR it while doing an art activity. 
• We have started a new classroom novel: TUCK EVERLASTING. Please DO NOT view or have them view the movie adaptation as it falls short to the book! Thank you.
• We will no longer be using the Houghton Mifflin Reading books and workbooks as we move into more novels and short stories. Workbooks will go home in tomorrow's Wednesday folder. Please note that parts of Theme 6 can be used for reading, writing, grammar and spelling practice over the summer!

HW - Tuesday, 4/29

Apologies for the mistakes with the HW blog yesterday. They have been fixed. I'm glad you're checking this Blog. ;)  - Mr. Amutan

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  Langston Hughes (Due Thursday)
--  Parents, please make sure they are writing with more substance. I have seen many one to two sentence responses (for what should be at least a one paragraph response)
7.  Math

-- TEXTBOOK pages 384-385
-- WORKBOOK pages 215-216
-- Sheet for Survey and Bar Graph
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. 75-80
9.  Science pgs. 272-275

• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• The Display Board Ticket form can be found on the last page of the Science Fair packet.

10.  Scholastic News  Due Friday

NOTES:

• Family Fun Night is THIS Friday! If you would like to buy tickets, it's recommended you do!
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD. Thank you to the parents who contributed so far to the basket.
• Monday, May 5 is our next field trip: Almaden Quicksilver Mines and Casa Grande. (We're not really going into or near mines, though).
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House

HW - Monday, 4/28

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  The Umbrella
--  Parents, please make sure they are writing with more substance. I have seen many one to two sentence responses (for what should be at least a one paragraph response)
7.  Math

-- TEXTBOOK pages 382-383
-- WORKBOOK pages 213-214
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. 71-74
9.  Science pgs. NONE

• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• The Display Board Ticket form can be found on the last page of the Science Fair packet.

10.  Scholastic News  NONE

NOTES:

• Family Fun Night is THIS Friday! If you would like to buy tickets, it's recommended you do!
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD. Thank you to the parents who contributed so far to the basket.
• Monday, May 5 is our next field trip: Almaden Quicksilver Mines and Casa Grande. (We're not really going into or near mines, though).
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House

HW - Spring Break

NO packets this time but lots of projects though, as well as preparation for the Smarter Balanced Assessment:

1. Science Fair Project  (Due Tuesday, May 6)
2. California Missions Project  (Due Monday, May 19)
• (LINK) Click here for the project options.  Students must choose one of the four options
• Students must choose ONE of the California missions:
• Mission San Diego de Alcalá (1769)
• Mission San Calros Borremeo de Carmelo (1770)
• Mission San Antonio de Padua (1771) 
• Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (1771) 
• Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (1772) 
• Mission San Francisco de Asís (1776) 
• Mission San Juan Capistrano (1776) 
• Mission Santa Clara de Asís (1777) 
• Mission San Buenaventura (1782) 
• Mission Santa Bárbara (1786) 
• Mission La Purisima Concepción (1787) 
• Mission Santa Cruz (1791) 
• Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (1791) 
• Mission San José de Guadalupe (1797) 
• Mission San Juan Bautista (1797) 
• Mission San Miguel Arcángel (1797) 
• Mission San Fernando Rey de España (1797) 
• Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (1798)
• Mission Santa Inés (1804) 
• Mission San Rafael Arcángel (1817) 
• Mission San Francisco de Solano (1823) 

1. Smarter Balanced Assessment

• Students need to try and complete all the tests on the main Practice Test page (Training, Practice, and Performance).  The goal is for students to familiarize themselves with the controls of the assessment as well as the material that may be covered.
• Follow these directions as outlined in a previous blog post: http://ruskinamutan.blogspot.com/2014/02/smarter-balanced-practice-tests.html

A few more things:

• Some students did not finish their Letter to the Author. They will need to do so during or after the break.
• We have a field trip to the Almaden Quicksilver Mines on Monday, May 5. We will need FOUR chaperones.  Permission slips go out on Monday.

HW - Wednesday, 4/16

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  "Tomaso the Hero" (Due tomorrow)
--  Parents, please make sure they are writing with more substance. I have seen many one to two sentence responses (for what should be at least a one paragraph response)
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages NONE
-  Letter to the Author FINAL DRAFT due TOMORROW. Envelopes will be done in class tomorrow. PARENTS, please help your child find the author's address; if you can't, use the publisher's address (usually found on the backside of the title page).
6.  Worldly Wise DONE FOR THE YEAR!
7.  Math

-- TEXTBOOK pages 376-379
-- WORKBOOK pages 205-210
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
-- Topic 15 Math Test Tomorrow
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. NONE
10.  Scholastic News  NONE

NOTES:

• We finished the story about Lou Gehrig and are watching the movie, The Pride of the Yankees, in class.  Using the movie, we will work on Facts and Opinions.  For more about the movie, please read the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) synopsis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035211/ 
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• The Display Board Ticket form can be found on the last page of the Science Fair packet.  You can also click here.
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD. Thank you to the parents who contributed so far to the basket.
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House
• Congratulations to Rachael, our San Jose Sharks Reading Is Cool Reader of the Month for March!

HW - Tuesday, 4/15

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  "Tomaso the Hero" (Due Thursday)
--  Parents, please make sure they are writing with more substance. I have seen many one to two sentence responses (for what should be at least a one paragraph response)
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages NONE
-  Letter to the Author ROUGH DRAFT due ASAP. Final draft and envelope (we will do it in class) are due on Thursday.
-- Theme 5 Test tomorrow
6.  Worldly Wise DONE FOR THE YEAR!
7.  Math

-- TEXTBOOK pages 372-375 (RE: pg. 375, only estimate for the ODD #s for problems 1-16)
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
-- Topic 15 Math Test on Thursday
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. NONE
10.  Scholastic News  NONE

NOTES:

• We finished the story about Lou Gehrig and are watching the movie, The Pride of the Yankees, in class.  Using the movie, we will work on Facts and Opinions.  For more about the movie, please read the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) synopsis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035211/ 
• Book Fair will continue through thisThursday.
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• The Display Board Ticket form can be found on the last page of the Science Fair packet.
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD. Thank you to the parents who contributed so far to the basket.
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House
• Congratulations to Rachael, our San Jose Sharks Reading Is Cool Reader of the Month for March!

Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight

It will begin very close to the bedtimes of the young ones, with the optimal viewing between midnight and a little after 1 A.M.

According to NASA, WE'RE really lucky to be witness to it!

More Information About Lou Gehrig

Here is a post I created last year about Lou Gehrig:  http://ruskinamutan.blogspot.com/2013/03/lou-gehrig.html

It contains a lot of information about Lou the player and person.

I hope you enjoy learning more about "The Iron Horse."

HW - Monday, 4/14

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  Road of Destiny (Due Tuesday)
--  Parents, please make sure they are writing with more substance. I have seen many one to two sentence responses (for what should be at least a one paragraph response)
4.  Spelling Activities NONE
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 340-344
-  Letter to the Author ROUGH DRAFT due ASAP. Final draft and envelope (we will do it in class) are due on Thursday.
-- Theme 5 Test on Wednesday
6.  Worldly Wise DONE FOR THE YEAR!
7.  Math

-- TEXTBOOK pages 370-371
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. NONE
10.  Scholastic News  NONE

NOTES:

• We finished the story about Lou Gehrig and will watch the movie, The Pride of the Yankees, in class over the next couple of days.  Using the movie, we will work on Facts and Opinions.  For more about the movie, please read the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) synopsis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035211/ 
• Book Fair will continue through next Thursday.
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• The Display Board Ticket form can be found on the last page of the Science Fair packet.
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD. Thank you to the parents who contributed so far to the basket.
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House
• Congratulations to Rachael, our San Jose Sharks Reading Is Cool Reader of the Month for March!

Weekend HW

Sorry for not posting this up earlier:

1)  Math textbook "Same Perimeter, Different Area"

2) Reading Comp - Due Tuesday (changed from Monday)

3)  Science Open Book Chapter 7 Test on Monday

HW - Thursday, 4/10

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  Road of Destiny (Due Monday)
--  Parents, please make sure they are writing with more substance. I have seen many one to two sentence responses (for what should be at least a one paragraph response)
4.  Spelling Activities TWO activities due Friday
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 335-336, 338
-- Theme 5 Test (Next Wednesday, 4/22)
6.  Wordly Wise  DONE FOR THE YEAR

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 364-367
-- WORKBOOK pages 201-204 (if you didn't finish it!)
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. NONE
--  Chapter 7 Open Book Test on Monday
10.  Scholastic News  NONE

NOTES:

• Book Fair started yesterday and will continue through next Thursday. It will be open late on Friday and will close before PTA Movie Night begins.
• Tomorrow is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!  It starts at 6:30 p.m.
• The Musical was AWESOME! If you can, I recommend you watch it with your family! It's great to see former Ruskin students singing and dancing as well as supporting the musical behind the scenes! Click here for tickets:  https://piedmonthillsdrama.shutterfly.com/buytickets
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD.
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House
• Congratulations to Rachael, our San Jose Sharks Reading Is Cool Reader of the Month for March!

HW - Wednesday, 4/9

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO activities due Friday
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 329-333
-- Theme 5 Test (Next Wednesday, 4/22)
6.  Wordly Wise  DONE FOR THE YEAR

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 362-363
-- WORKBOOK pages 201-204
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. 67-70
9.  Science pgs. 256-257 (write a short paragraph); 258 (Math); 260-261 (1-20 + Map the Concept); 262-263
10.  Scholastic News  NONE

NOTES:

• Book Fair started today and will continue through next Thursday. It will be open late on Friday and will close before PTA Movie Night begins.
• This Friday, April 11 is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!
• The Musical was AWESOME! If you can, I recommend you watch it with your family! It's great to see former Ruskin students singing and dancing as well as supporting the musical behind the scenes! Click here for tickets:  https://piedmonthillsdrama.shutterfly.com/buytickets
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD.
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House

HW - Tuesday, 4/8

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  Guide Dogs (Due tomorrow)
4.  Spelling Activities TWO activities due Friday
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 325-328  (For the Fact/Opinion: If it states FACT, then they need to find a sentence with a FACT on that page and write it in the left column. In the right column, they need to explain how they can check it's a FACT. Students should do the same process with an OPINION.)
-- Theme 5 Test (Next Wednesday, 4/22)
6.  Wordly Wise  Cumulative Tests are tomorrow

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 358-361
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. 256-257 (write a short paragraph); 258 (Math); 260-261 (1-20 + Map the Concept) Due Thursday
10.  Scholastic News  NONE

NOTES:

• Tomorrow is the start of the Book Fair. We will be going in the morning for about 15 minutes.
• Tomorrow is also Picture Day. No $ or envelopes needed this time.
• This Friday, April 11 is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!
• The Musical was AWESOME! If you can, I recommend you watch it with your family! It's great to see former Ruskin students singing and dancing as well as supporting the musical behind the scenes! Click here for tickets:  https://piedmonthillsdrama.shutterfly.com/buytickets
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• We are collecting $5 donations for the classroom basket. Theme TBD.
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House

Explore the Grand Canyon! Really!

Have you ever seen a Google car zoom around with its cameras recording the people, streets and buildings it's driving by?

Well, Google decided to give the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon a Google Maps treatment. Here's the article about it.

Now, here's the fun part: Explore the Grand Canyon from the Colorado River via Google Maps/Earth!

[LINK]  This is probably what Professor Powell, Jack and George might have seen on their surveys.

[LINK]  Look how vast the canyons are!

[LINK]  When you're at the top of the canyons, the vistas are beautiful!

[LINK]  You can take numerous hiking trails along the canyons.

[LINK]  Check out this cool, secluded canyon off of the Colorado River.

Finally, here is a photo of the Grand Canyon from outer space.

Reminders

1)  April Book Orders due Wednesday, April 9.
2)  USE YOUR BOOK ORDER COUPONS ASAP! Only two more months left (May and June) and they expire in July!
3)  It's encouraged to bring a water bottle to school because of the heat tomorrow and the rest of the week.

HW - Monday, 4/7

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  Guide Dogs (Due Wednesday)
4.  Spelling Activities TWO activities due Friday
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 320-321, 323-324
-- Theme 5 Test (Next Wednesday)
6.  Wordly Wise Lessons 17-20 Review Worksheets (Due Tomorrow)
-- Cumulative Tests on Wednesday, 4/9

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 354-357
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. 247; 250-255
10.  Scholastic News - Due Friday (Map Quiz; Page 8; Sticky Situation; Debate)

NOTES:

• Wednesday is Picture Day. No $ or envelopes needed this time.
• This Friday, April 11 is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!
• The Musical was AWESOME! If you can, I recommend you watch it with your family! It's great to see former Ruskin students singing and dancing as well as supporting the musical behind the scenes! Click here for tickets:  https://piedmonthillsdrama.shutterfly.com/buytickets
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House

Weekend HW

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
6.  Wordly Wise 17-20 Review Packet  (Due Tuesday)
--  Cumulative Tests (very short passage to read, followed by 12 questions to answer) on Wednesday

8.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 350-352 EVENS; 353 ALL  (Due Tuesday)
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
9.  Science 250-255  (Due Tuesday)
--  Reminder: Science Fair is MANDATORY for all 4th grade students; DUE May 8

NOTES:

• Wednesday is Picture Day. Remember: Don't send money to school this time. They'll send the order forms with the proof.
• Next week is Book Fair (Wednesday, 4/9 - Thursday, 4/17)
• April 11 is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!
• Please support Piedmont Hills High School's production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.  It was superb!  https://piedmonthillsdrama.shutterfly.com/beautyandthebeast

HW - Thursday, 4/3

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO activities due Friday
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 315-318  (If you didn't do 312-314, you must)
6.  Wordly Wise Lessons 17-20 Review Worksheets (Due Tuesday, 4/8)
-- Cumulative Tests on Wednesday, 4/9

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 349; 350-352 (ODDS)
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. NONE
10.  Scholastic News - Due Friday (Map Quiz; Page 8; Sticky Situation; Debate)

NOTES:

• The Musical was AWESOME! If you can, I recommend you watch it with your family! It's great to see former Ruskin students singing and dancing as well as supporting the musical behind the scenes! Click here for tickets:  https://piedmonthillsdrama.shutterfly.com/buytickets
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• May 2 (4 - 8 p.m.): Family Fun Night
• May 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.): Open House
• April 11 is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!

HW - Wednesday, 4/2

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  May  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO activities due Friday
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 312-314
6.  Wordly Wise Lessons 13-16 Review Worksheets (Due tomorrow)

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages NONE
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
-- Topic 14 Packet / Topic 14 Test tomorrow
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. NONE
10.  Scholastic News - Due Friday (Map Quiz; Page 8; Sticky Situation; Debate)

NOTES:

• The Musical was AWESOME! If you can, I recommend you watch it with your family! It's great to see former Ruskin students singing and dancing as well as supporting the musical behind the scenes! Click here for tickets:  https://piedmonthillsdrama.shutterfly.com/buytickets
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• Family Fun Night will be on May 2 from 4-8 p.m.
• April 11 is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!

HW - Tuesday, 4/1

Happy April!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April  2 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension  NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO activities due Friday
5.  Language Arts
-  LA Workbook pages 309-311
6.  Wordly Wise Lessons 13-16 Review Worksheets (Due THURSDAY)

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 342-347
-- WORKBOOK pages none
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. 238-243
10.  Scholastic News - Due Friday (Map Quiz; Page 8; Sticky Situation; Debate)

NOTES:

• TOMORROW, April 2:  Field Trip to Piedmont Hill HS for Beauty and the Beast musical.  All chaperone positions are filled. THANK YOU!  It's not a whole day field trip; just a walk on over and a walk back afterwards.
• Science Fair Projects are mandatory and will be due on Tuesday, May 6. They will get the information after an assembly this week.  You can always download them from Ruskin's Science Lab page (Click Here).
• Family Fun Night will be on May 2 from 4-8 p.m.
• April 11 is the next PTA Movie Night...FROZEN!